West Indies vs England: Jason Holder picked up 4 wickets in 4 balls to sign up for an elite record as he helped West Indies protect a 180-run goal within the fifth and ultimate tournament of the T20I collection in Barbados.
Jason Holder led West Indies’ lap of honour after their collection win on Monday (AFP Photograph)
HIGHLIGHTSJason Holder picked up 4 wickets in 4 balls within the fifth T20IHolder’s heroics helped West Indies beat England by way of 17 runsHolder turned into the primary West Indies bowler to take a T20I hat-trick
Jason Holder turned into the primary West Indies bowler to take a hat-trick inT20I cricket as he impressed the hosts to a 17-run victory over England within the ultimate T20I of a 5-match collection in Barbados on Monday. Via profitable an exciting finale, West Indies went directly to win the T20I collection 3-2.
Protecting 20 runs within the ultimate over, Jason Holder picked up 4 wickets in as many balls, conceding simply 2 runs. He were given the wickets of big-hitting Chris Jordan, Sam Billings, Adil Rashid and tail-ender Saqib Mahmood to bowl out England for 162 after West Indies posted 179 at the board.
Jason Holder additionally turned into handiest the 4th bowler within the historical past of T20I cricket to pick out up 4 wickets in as many balls. He joins an elite record that has former Sri Lanka pacer Lasith Malinga, Eire’s Curtis Campher and Afghanistan megastar Rashid Khan.
Holder didn’t get a possibility to move for 5 wickets in 5 balls with out a England batters left. The allrounder completed with 5-27 from 2.5 overs.
Jason Holder mentioned he’s gaining in self assurance as a T20I bowler and captain Kieron Pollard’s choice at hand him the overall over on Monday handiest boosted his mojo.
“A large number of laborious paintings, can enhance on my dying bowling, upload some permutations. However I am gaining self assurance and so is the captain in me. Bowling the ultimate over this night simply added to it, I am satisfied that I used to be given the accountability,” Holder mentioned after amassing the Participant of the Fit and the Participant of the Collection Awards.
James Vince top-scored for England with 55 off 35 however was once one among left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein’s 4 wickets after holing out. Hosein took 4-30 from 4 overs.
CAPTAIN POLLARD STEPS UP
Previous, West Indies were annoyed by way of England’s spinners however captain Kieron Pollard (41 now not out off 25) and Rovman Powell (35 now not out off 17) shared an undefeated fifth-wicket stand of 74 in simply over 5 overs to present the hosts a cheap goal to set England.
The pair added a whopping 66 within the ultimate 24 balls.
Rashid (2-17) leapfrogged Jordan as England males’s main T20 wicket-taker with 81 occupation wickets. Liam Livingstone gathered an identical figures because the pair and fellow spinner Moeen Ali yielded simply 54 from their 10 overs, with England’s quicks again and again centered by way of West Indies.
West Indies will subsequent head to India for a 3-match ODI and T20I collection from February 6.
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